Western cyclone., 1887-06-02
KANSAS NEWS.

Grana n the past, phenomenal as is
EAnsas nsa,narison ~ 9eS with the old countries
DE hsanpe. eOn,9ee and surprising, as it does,
d bGOPi oG IN the development OF the
agtnn6e states, we are only at the
aserra I' Of our GREATNESS. To profit
sbresloiIh hoom of the future it is only
b. aerv sso to realize it, prepare for it
neessSb Sso he borne unresistingly upon It's
SSsstifying tide:
ransas luv was successful last week IN
bsI,S~, Inc q partial test OF the gas in
psSnT2 E 9. in the Boone field, which
n ssl ont out the casing few days ago.
BE" N,aoe was attached few mo-
lns when it registered $50 pounds
ilsil'' one fourth OF the gas escaping.
architect will at once be set to
~ y mon theplans and specifications
1ul4 tba - new buildings to be erected by
y. II State Fair association.
=. + Horner, OF Peabody, KAN
!. ~, nan OF silk culture enotoriety--was
w. .srried to Miss Ida NJ. Wentz, OF EN-
a-a ra;s Kan, last Sabbath evening.
%a gSl'r ceremony was pronounced by the
.sstor - OF the West street NJ. E. church,
81 w. Walter. Mr.. Horner is
esa, sa.o srperintendent OF the silk culture
' III manufacturing interests located
/ stPeabody, Kansas.
correspondent writes us: "Is
.ha,a much stalk raising in Kansas"
SSs The Gentleman no doubt had heard of
anr M wonderful corn crop, and wants
snov il reports are true. There is
talk raising and stock raising in Kan
as
Tha Leavenworth, Kan, city coun-
n has passed an ordinance prohibit
na the gentle lowing COW from the
streets.
Last week the first wagon load Of
nal drove into Topeka, Kan, from
IN Robert coal shaft adjoining the
uty. A coal company was organized
At 0lathe, Kan, to work this mine
and they have had a large force of
men at work all week. The coal is a
twenty inch vein and it's qualities as
fuel are splendid, exceeding the Usage
Cy coal and many others. This is
but @ beginning of the coal industry
there, as now it is fact there is coal,
many more shafts will be sunk. The
coal company have filed their charter
GtTepeka with $4,000 capital.
Nary Murphy, a 17-year-old girl,
dappeared'from her home in Leaven-
worth, Kan, last week, and not, the
Aghtest trace of her can yet be found.
hepolice are actively at work on the
ne. Abduction or suicide is surmised
mtany theory as to the cause OF her
asappearance is themerest conjecture.
Some mlscreant set fire to the out
ade rear woodwork OF the Nationalist
Office at Manhattan, Kan, last week,
bet the fire being promptly discovered
By parties on their way home from O
musical rehearsal, was eXtinguished
eelore more serious damage was done
'han the mere burning of the rear
aarS and charring the rear door and
easing.
One day last week regular Kansas
APhyr struck near Clay Center, Kan,
and moved toward the southeast,
.HklnS ldlana, small town on the
KANSAS Central. The new school
house there was completely pulverized,
: church was moved from It's fOunda-
lon and turned around, another
saurch was slightly damaged, half q
aOlen dwelling houses were totally de-
aoyed and number 81 others dam
yea. The people generally took ref
Ssm cellars and only one person was
@lously hurt.
uOod rains are reported from near
Y ever portion of Kansas. The crop
EOspeets are unusually good.
lhe Santa Fe and the Atchison line
: Oelng ballasted from Fort Worth to
aansas City. The company propose
lasanmg stock trains over the road at
ue rate OF twenty miles per hour.
D.. : regular passenger train on the
PssA; F.sG Island. between Topeka and
Ihss.srl91gton, :. Kan, will be put on the
- :. q June, for which a time table is
few ss@ oeing arranged at the general Of
les lso IN N north Topeka. This will put
Soo 81 in,1es ns OF the Kansas line in opera
: sOn, The portion of the road about
nss = Se opened is being surfaced up and
~ ~ u good condition for travel. At
hs;enC hs;en only mixed accommodation